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Hi all,

 

Joseph Chastain here. Used to post here was gone for a long time. I'm a hetero romantic grey asexul/Demisexual

 

Don't know how many of you knew this, but a year or two ago Netflix had the very first scene with an openly asexual character in an American TV series.

 

If you never saw it, here was the first coming out scene of an Asexual character on a show in the U.S.:

 

Todd 

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The Asexual Film & Series Collection

 

for all the films and series with confirmed or possibly asexual characters

including animations/anime, (video) games and podcasts

 

Work In Progress

if something is not listed yet, please make a post!

feel free to add your thoughts about them

 

Abbreviations:

C - confirmed/canon

P - possible/head canon

A - animation/anime

 

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Non-Fiction/Documentaries

Fiction/Drama

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Comedy

Romance

Short films and (video) games

Other genres

 

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Fiction/Drama

Films

  • Andy in July Rising (P)

 

Series

  • Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead (P)
  • Florence in Sex Education, season 2 - Netflix (C)
  • Henry Higgins in Murdoch Mysteries - CBC (P)
  • Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s Poirot - ITV Studios (P)
  • Oswald Cobblepot (Penguin) in Gotham - Warner Bros. Television (P)
  • Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock - BBC (P but disputed😅)

 

Podcasts

  • Jet Sikuliaq in Juno Steel - The penumbra podcast (C)
  • Jon sims in The magnus archives - Rusty Quill (C)
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Fantasy

Films

  • Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Warner Bros. Pictures (P)

 

Series

  • Monkey D Luffy in One Piece - Tōei Animation (P, A)
  • Raphael Santiago in Shadowhunters - Constantin Film (C)

 

Podcasts

  • Sir Talfryn in Tales of the Second Citadel - The penumbra podcast (C)
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Science Fiction

Films

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Series

  • Ruby Hale in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (C)
  • Senku Ishigami in Doctor Stone (P, A)
  • The Doctor in Doctor Who - BBC (P)
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Comedy

Films

  • Olivia in The Olivia Experiment - Mansfield Films (C)

 

Series

  • Aziraphale & Crowley in Good Omens - BBC (P)
  • Drea in Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (C)
  • Evan in High Maintenance, season 4 - Janky Clown Productions (C)
  • Kusuo Saiki in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K (P, A)
  • Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory (P)
  • Todd Chavez in BoJack Horseman - Netflix (C, A)
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Romance

Films

  • Todd in Straight Up - James Sweeney (P?)

 

Series

  • Park Mae-yi in Run On - JTBC (C)
  • Seiji Maki in Bloom into You (P, A)
  • Yuu Koito in Bloom Into You (P, A)

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Short films

  • Ace and Anxious - Undead Burrito Productions (C)
  • It's Not You, It's Not Me - Jaymee Mak (C)
  • Thanks to Her - Sam McCoy & Sam Orlowski (C)

 

 

(Video) games

  • Manami in Spring leaves no flowers - npckc (C)
  • Parvati in The Outer Worlds - Obsidian Entertainment (C)
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Other genres

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Films

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Series

  • Gerald Tippett in the soap opera "Shortland Street" (C)
  • Liv Flaherty in the soap opera "Emmerdale" (C)
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Gerald Tippett in NZ soap opera Shortland Street (2007-2010, 2012) - confirmed, and one of the best depictions of an asexual character on screen in my opinion. This was huge in the community at the time, and spawned a great deal of visibility work in NZ, but seems to be forgotten now. I'm always sad when lists of asexual characters are full of unconfirmed/head-canon choices and this amazing one is very often passed over!

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Not sure if this is worth a mention, but... a lot of people get A-Sexual vibes from Miguel (Road to El Darado Animation).

It's not confirmed (because you know, It's a film for kids), but people think he would count as A-Sexual.

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I'm not sure if this could be counted as one, but Senku Ishigami is reall leaning toward being aro-ace in the trending anime series Doctor Stone. Nothing is comfirmed about this though. 

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  • Run On (series) - Park May (C)

May is a confirmed asexual character and it is mentioned twice. As the best friend of one of the main characters, she is a side character but still gets a fair amount of screen time. The series as a whole is focused around romance, but spends a lot of time on friendships as well.

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Hi, have you added Drea from "Everything's Gonna Be Okay" by Josh Thomas. She identifies as homo-romantic in the show, and has an ace partnership with Matilda, a lead character. This is canon in season 2

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5 hours ago, SleuthArt said:

Hi, have you added Drea from "Everything's Gonna Be Okay" by Josh Thomas. She identifies as homo-romantic in the show, and has an ace partnership with Matilda, a lead character. This is canon in season 2

Yes :)

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Series

 - Spongebob Squarepants (C, A)

 - Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead (C)

 - Ruby Hale in Agents of SHIELD (C)

 

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I would probably suggest a few ace headcannons with anime characters :))

 

1. Kusuo Saiki (P, A) - The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

2. Yuu Koito (P, A) - Bloom Into You (she's a lesbian demisexual/demiromantic)

3. Seiji Maki (P, A) - (also from) Bloom Into You

4. Senku Ishigami (P, A) - Doctor Stone (someone already mentioned it btw lmao)

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Um I don't know if you're including audio dramas on here, but just in case:

1.Jon sims (c) ace biromantic, the magnus archives 

2.jet Sikuliaq (c) aro ace, the penumbra pod *juno steel verse*

3.Sir Talfryn (c) aro ace the penumbra podcast *2nd citidale storyline*

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Has anyone seen BoJack Horseman? I remember hearing one of the characters is asexual and that they actually openly discuss it and have a coming out scene. Is it a sitcom? I'm usually a sci-fi/fantasy/crime drama person. I couldn't even sit through the Office; but I'm considering trying it. Is the representation worth sitting through a genre I don't usually like?

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16 hours ago, MLR said:

Has anyone seen BoJack Horseman? I remember hearing one of the characters is asexual and that they actually openly discuss it and have a coming out scene. Is it a sitcom? I'm usually a sci-fi/fantasy/crime drama person. I couldn't even sit through the Office; but I'm considering trying it. Is the representation worth sitting through a genre I don't usually like?

It's listed as dark comedy, animated sitcom. Never watched it myself because it's not my genre but from what I've read and heard the representation is really good and well done

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Bojack Horseman is a very good show. It is considered dark comedy because even if it is funny, it has heavy topics (it is known to be one of the best representation of depression in a tv show).

Todd is a main character in all seasons. However, his asexual arc only begins in season 3 and then develops in season 3, 4 and 5 (it is talked a bit in season 6, the last season, but not that much).  I know some people don't like the first season (the show get better as the seasons go). So if you don't like comedy, maybe start at season 3.

 

 

I liked the representation : they knew what they're talking about. We see

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how Todd avoids sex, how he accepts and learns about his identity, and the difficulty to find a romantic partner while being ace. I remember two coming out scenes, maybe three (I don't remember if we see him coming out to Bojack or not). The first coming out is more serious, the second is more "sitcom" though it get it right about the fear of how people can react and the expectation to have sex in the society.

 

 

I'll always recommend that show, however it is not for everyone. So if you don't like sitcom, I should say that Todd is (unfortunately) the character is probably the most "comic relief" character in the show.

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